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Reply 20
Original post by politicalmind
Haha ahh thats cool, quite similar then! Edinburgh is my second too - then Durham. Next week is going to go by so slowly...Im so scared!

Yup Durham is my third too although it's got higher grade requirements than Edinburgh lol

Original post by TheFroyoBear
what are you guys applying to?

Chemical Physics


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Original post by TheFroyoBear
what are you guys applying to?


Political, Economic and Social History I think :smile: you?
Original post by Rovensie
I think there're actually quite a lot of 17 year olds in the first year. Just a word though - Edinburgh is pretty relaxed with your age, but Durham is not. Don't apply to Durham, because they defer you :frown:


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Really? That's good then, I was worried about being really young compared to everyone
Are you guys going to the open day next month then?
Reply 24
Original post by allybop99
Are you guys going to the open day next month then?


Not me, but I went to the campus tour and international student info session a while ago.

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Original post by allybop99
Really? That's good then, I was worried about being really young compared to everyone


That's what I saw in the Facebook groups. I'm starting this September and actually I will be 16 in the first few months :tongue: Everything seems okay so far, except not being allowed to drink in freshers week :frown:
Ooh, some more Chemical Physicists! However, I'm still not sure if I want to go for just the straight-up Chemistry/ Physics or do a combined course.
Incidentally, I'll also be 17 for a bit of first year- but seeing as in Scotland you can theoretically go after your highers at 16, I don't think there's too much to worry about :smile:

Highers- AAAAA

Anyone else out there going for Chemistry or Physics?
Reply 27
Original post by oneflewovertcn
Ooh, some more Chemical Physicists! However, I'm still not sure if I want to go for just the straight-up Chemistry/ Physics or do a combined course.
Incidentally, I'll also be 17 for a bit of first year- but seeing as in Scotland you can theoretically go after your highers at 16, I don't think there's too much to worry about :smile:

Highers- AAAAA

Anyone else out there going for Chemistry or Physics?


:five:
Rare to see another chemical physicist! What/where else are you applying for?

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Hi guys,

Do i stand a chance for law?

Achieved A-level: A*AA (religous studies, biology and chemistry)

Gcse: 3A* 6A

Thanks in advance!
Original post by C0balt
Oh hey :smile:
Course: Chemical Physics
GCSE: 6A* 2A
AS prediction: AAAA (maths, FM, physics, chemistry)
A2: continuing with four, plus EPQ
Any chemist/physicist?

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Hey! :smile:

I was thinking of applying for Chemical Physics, but I can't do both Advanced Higher (Scottish equivalent to A2) Physics & Chemistry, due to them clashing on my school's timetable :frown: I've chosen to do Advanced Higher Physics but really not sure whether I'd enjoy physics or chemistry more at uni tbh. Wish I could have done both :sigh:

How did you get on with your AS levels? :smile: Bit clueless on English qualifications - hope that's right haha!

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Reply 30
Original post by chopinfan
Hey! :smile:

I was thinking of applying for Chemical Physics, but I can't do both Advanced Higher (Scottish equivalent to A2) Physics & Chemistry, due to them clashing on my school's timetable :frown: I've chosen to do Advanced Higher Physics but really not sure whether I'd enjoy physics or chemistry more at uni tbh. Wish I could have done both :sigh:

How did you get on with your AS levels? :smile: Bit clueless on English qualifications - hope that's right haha!

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Hey :smile:

I didn't know you could apply for Chemical Physics without chemistry and physics at Advanced Higher!?

My AS levels have gone brilliantly, thanks :smile: How about your exams?

Where else are you applying for? Chemical Physics everywhere too?

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Original post by C0balt
Hey :smile:

I didn't know you could apply for Chemical Physics without chemistry and physics at Advanced Higher!?

My AS levels have gone brilliantly, thanks :smile: How about your exams?

Where else are you applying for? Chemical Physics everywhere too?

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In Scotland, they really only care about your Higher results (except for medicine) and you can get unconditional offers based on them. I've got chemistry and physics at Higher so I guess they'd still be able to make me an offer? The problem is that I'd probably forget a lot of chemistry by the time I got to uni. That might not work out well haha :/

That's great! Mine went really well too thanks :biggrin:

Chemical Physics is one of the things I've been looking into, but also stuff like Geophysics and Meteorology. Guess I need to make a decision soon! I'll only be applying to Scottish unis I think (dunno if I could justify an extra 9k a year just to go to a slightly better English uni), so probably Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and Strathclyde maybe. What other ones are you going apply to? :smile:
Reply 32
Original post by chopinfan
In Scotland, they really only care about your Higher results (except for medicine) and you can get unconditional offers based on them. I've got chemistry and physics at Higher so I guess they'd still be able to make me an offer? The problem is that I'd probably forget a lot of chemistry by the time I got to uni. That might not work out well haha :/

That's great! Mine went really well too thanks :biggrin:

Chemical Physics is one of the things I've been looking into, but also stuff like Geophysics and Meteorology. Guess I need to make a decision soon! I'll only be applying to Scottish unis I think (dunno if I could justify an extra 9k a year just to go to a slightly better English uni), so probably Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and Strathclyde maybe. What other ones are you going apply to? :smile:

Ah right. You've got next year's summer to remind yourself some chemistry :tongue:

That's really specifics! I thought you could just do normal physics and specialise later into that sort ? The reason why I chose chemical physics is that I don't know if I should do chemistry or physics and it lets me see both in first and second year :tongue:
Oh yeah, you get to go for free, thts nice:biggrin: I am applying for Cambridge Bristol and Durham :smile:
Original post by C0balt
Ah right. You've got next year's summer to remind yourself some chemistry :tongue:

That's really specifics! I thought you could just do normal physics and specialise later into that sort ? The reason why I chose chemical physics is that I don't know if I should do chemistry or physics and it lets me see both in first and second year :tongue:
Oh yeah, you get to go for free, thts nice:biggrin: I am applying for Cambridge Bristol and Durham :smile:


Yeah with Chem physics you do all the compulsory courses for both physics and chemistry so you could switch to either at the start of 3rd year. That's the case at Edinburgh at least
Reply 34
Original post by langlitz
Yeah with Chem physics you do all the compulsory courses for both physics and chemistry so you could switch to either at the start of 3rd year. That's the case at Edinburgh at least


Yeah that's why Edinburgh is a top choice for me :tongue:

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Reply 35
Hey everyone,
anyone from outside UK??? :smile:
Original post by C0balt
Ah right. You've got next year's summer to remind yourself some chemistry :tongue:

That's really specifics! I thought you could just do normal physics and specialise later into that sort ? The reason why I chose chemical physics is that I don't know if I should do chemistry or physics and it lets me see both in first and second year :tongue:
Oh yeah, you get to go for free, thts nice:biggrin: I am applying for Cambridge Bristol and Durham :smile:

Haha that's true :biggrin:

Edinburgh are really flexible so you can start with Geophysics and then just change to Physics in 2nd or even 3rd year. I've looked at the Geophysics course content and it does all the physics modules plus 2 extra ones on the Earth in first year, so I wouldn't be missing anything physics-wise really.

That's a great idea! I'm incredibly indecisive so it's really hard choosing a degree to study. Just can't tell yet what I'd enjoy most and what would be best for job prospects :/ Ah well guess I could switch degrees to some extent.

Yeah :biggrin: Ooooo Cambridge - hope your application goes well!

Have you ever been to Edinburgh btw?
Reply 37
Original post by Patka97
Hey everyone,
anyone from outside UK??? :smile:

Moi :awesome:

Original post by chopinfan
Haha that's true :biggrin:

Edinburgh are really flexible so you can start with Geophysics and then just change to Physics in 2nd or even 3rd year. I've looked at the Geophysics course content and it does all the physics modules plus 2 extra ones on the Earth in first year, so I wouldn't be missing anything physics-wise really.

That's a great idea! I'm incredibly indecisive so it's really hard choosing a degree to study. Just can't tell yet what I'd enjoy most and what would be best for job prospects :/ Ah well guess I could switch degrees to some extent.

Yeah :biggrin: Ooooo Cambridge - hope your application goes well!

Have you ever been to Edinburgh btw?

Oh that's the same with chemical physics so I may as well transfer to straight physics in third year :dontknow:
That's the good thing about Scottish uni :yep:

Thanks :smile:

Yep, I've been there at the end of June this year. It's a lovely city, and I quite liked how the science campus is out of town in a quiet area - I can concentrate on studies during the day and go out to the city in the evening or something :awesome:

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Original post by C0balt
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Rare to see another chemical physicist! What/where else are you applying for?

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Coincidentally I'm thinking of Natural Sciences at Cambridge first, followed by Edinburgh and then Glasgow :biggrin:- most likely straight up Physics at the latter though I'd love to specialise in particle physics at some point following any of the above. Out of curiosity, what are you going for at Cambridge?
Congrats to everyone on their exam results by the way :congrats: !
Reply 39
Original post by oneflewovertcn
Coincidentally I'm thinking of Natural Sciences at Cambridge first, followed by Edinburgh and then Glasgow :biggrin:- most likely straight up Physics at the latter though I'd love to specialise in particle physics at some point following any of the above. Out of curiosity, what are you going for at Cambridge?
Congrats to everyone on their exam results by the way :congrats: !


NatSci at Cambridge as well :awesome:
I'm guessing you did Scottish qualification?

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